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Identifier: popularelectric619131chic (find matches)
Title: Popular electricity magazine in plain English
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Electricity
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Popular Electricity Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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A SQUAD OF AFRICAN POLICEMEN torches and have been able to give betterservice in consequence. As the villagesare very badly lighted, in most caseswith poor oil lamps at long intervals, thepolice were obliged to make the best o\a very bad job, and it is surprising thatthere were not more crimes committedwithout detection. The policemen are enabled to signalto each other at night by this means,for many of them have been taughl touse the Morse code with the lampsOf course this is a great benefit to thepolice service and to the public.12) 130 POPULAR ELECTRICITY MAGAZINE
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Medinah Temple, Scene of theN. E. L. A. Convention The largest body of its kind, the Na-tional Electric Light Association, willhold its 1913 Convention, June 2 to 6, inChicagos newest and largest assemblyplace, Medinah Temple, home of the An-cient Order of the Nobles of the MysticShrine. This building faces Cass Streetand extends from Ohio Street to OntarioStreet. It is of fireproof construction.The mosque is designed in pure Arabicstyle of architecture and decoration. Arich exterior polychrome effect is pro-duced by a blending of mottle brown,cream, red and blue. The two domesrest on a structural steel framework. The auditorium seats 5,200 and thestage measures 70 by 75 feet. Theacoustics of the place are perfect. Fromany of the most distant balcony seats onecan distinguish between the sound of apenny and that of a dime dropped fromthe hand of a person at any point uponthe floor of the stage. There are150X100 Shrin-e r s in theworld t o-d a yand of thisnumber 11,000hold theirmeetings

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  • bookyear:1912
  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • booksubject:Electricity
  • bookpublisher:Chicago__Ill____Popular_Electricity_Pub__Co_
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  • bookleafnumber:139
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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